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DP045   ハンターＪ再び！タテトプスを守れ!! Hunter J Returns! Protect Tatetops!!

First broadcast Japan August 30, 2007 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 (PopUp.Version)

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Assistant director 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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Ill-Will Hunting! (Japanese: ハンターＪ再び！タテトプスを守れ!! Hunter J Returns! Protect Tatetops!) is the 45th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on August 30, 2007.

The Pokémon Hunter J returns with a group of Shieldon as her next target. Gary appears to help Ash stop her.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Shieldon

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• J
• J's henchmen
  • Seiyū: 逢坂　力 Chikara Ōsaka
  • Seiyū: 仁科洋平 Yōhei Nishina
  • Seiyū: 川上貴史 Takashi Kawakami
  • Seiyū: 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka*
• Gary Oak
• Professor Rowan
• Officer Jenny
• Rowan's assistant
• Client (Seiyū: 三宅健太 Miyake Kenta)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Electivire (Gary's)
• Blastoise (Gary's)
• Umbreon (Gary's)
• Salamence (J's)
• Drapion (J's)
• Ariados (J's)
• Golbat (J's henchman's)
• Shieldon
  • Seiyū: 三木眞一郎 Shin'ichirō Miki*
  • Seiyū: 古島清孝 Kiyotaka Furushima*
  • Seiyū: うえだ　ゆうじ Yūji Ueda*
• Beedrill (swarm)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Trivia

• Music from Pokémon Heroes and Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea are used as background music.
• Dawn and Gary meet for the first time in this episode.
• Dawn assumes that Gary writes Pokémon senryū, just like his grandfather.
• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Cherubi
  • Pokémon senryū: チェリンボが　おひさまあびて　あかくなり
• Dawn narrates the next episode preview.

Dub edits

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